8.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
On tap at The Livery 5th anniversary party. Poured a dark clear amber with a near white head that dissipated to the edges. Aroma was sweet and sour plum with a bit of a sweet wheat back bone. Flavor began with sweet plums and wheat and grew in to more of a tart finish with the sweet grain becoming less and less present.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Aug 2010
at 14:22
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at The Livery 5th anniversary party. Poured a near clear deep amber w a peach hue and a white head that dissipated slowly to the edges. Aroma had a nice sour peach note with a hint of alcohol and oak/leather. Flavor began with sweet peach than grew slowly to a tart/sour peach finish with a hint of oak and leather in the finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Aug 2010
at 14:17
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 8
On tap at The Livery 5th anniversary party. Poured a hazy brown with a gray brown head that dissipated to the edges and laced nicely. Aroma had a nice rye note balanced by hints of the rye whiskey and some sweet grain. Flavor was much more one note and rye throughout. Beer was nice and smooth on the tongue with good texture.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Aug 2010
at 14:03
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On tap during The Livery’s 5th anniversary party. Poured a clear red brown with a thin tan head that dissipated completely. Aroma had a hint of sweet grain and maple with a red wine vinous note throughout. Flavor was tart with a strong red wine note and a bit of a sweet grain note coming out in the finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Aug 2010
at 14:01
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sampled from the tap at the 2010 GTMW. Poured a cloudy pale amber with a thick near white head that dissipated slowly. Aroma was full of spruce and pine notes with a slight underlying cereal note and a hint of rye. Flavor was similar with a bit of sweet cereal in the start with a bit of rye but intense pine notes quickly take over and finish the beer.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Aug 2010
at 18:16
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
On tap at MBGSF 2010. Amber bock. Plenty hoppy, slight caramel, tangy, fruity aroma. Very sour, with a bit of caramel behind it, decent hopping, nice bitterness. An interesting beer. Not as nice as the Pipenbock, but good.
Tried
from Draft
on 31 Jul 2010
at 16:48
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
On tap at MBGSF 2010. Helles bock aged in a souring cask. Really interesting. Wonderful caramel, cereal aroma. Understated and nice. Medium amber color with very little head. Very sour, with a touch of caramel and butterscotch. Just a bit though, really well balanced, really works well. Interesting and fun, original. I like it a lot.
Tried
from Draft
on 31 Jul 2010
at 16:46
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at the brewery. Murky orange-red body, medium cream-yellow head. Fruity, caramely nose balanced by leafy hops; sweet. Leafy, floral body, hops-driven but balanced by caramel and dark fruits. After a few ounces, the bitter astringency of the slick, tannic hops becomes a bit much to bear.
Tried
from Draft
on 31 Jul 2010
at 11:57
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
On nitro at the brewery. Opaque deep brown body, medium creamy brown head. Light roasty nose with some char. Dry, chocolaty body, with cocoa powder, char/burnt wood, and leathery, salty notes, picking up some caramel and dark fruit with warmth, quite rich for the style. The lack of woody, acidic astringency is always a plus.
Tried
on 31 Jul 2010
at 11:54
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On handpull at the brewery. Hazy straw body, medium to thick buff, creamy head. Light spicy, leafy, floral hops nose. Leafy body (tea leaves), grassy with bitter citric and soapy hops. Spicy, bitter finish. The soft, pillowy body buoys the hops complexity. Light, refreshing.
Tried
on 31 Jul 2010
at 11:49